PlayStation presents a series of official Ghost of Tsushima posters by artist Takashi Okazaki, depicting Jin Sakai and his story.
Jason Connell, Creative Director at Sucker Punch, features an official PlayStation Blog post featuring a series of Ghost of Tsushima posters by artist Takashi Okazaki. In them, Jin Sakai and his story are shown in a comic style that makes clear the care that the studio has put into its fidelity with the historical stage in which its new creation is inspired. On the other hand, we remember that thanks to one of the last State of Play we were able to see a series of weighty news from one of the great PlayStation 4 exclusives that will arrive this July 17.
New details about the Ghost of Tsushima setting
As Connell details in the blog post that concerns us, to create the style and setting of Ghost of Tsushima, they had to go through a long phase of research: “It emerged from various trips, thousands of photos, investigations, movies … Of everything. We had to thoroughly study the work of artists who led various styles in the samurai genre. The world of Ghost of Tsushima should make you feel like you are there with every move, nuance or composition. ”
Introducing Takashi Okazaki’s #GhostOfTsushima Special Poster Series. A selection representing every aspect of Jin Sakai’s story: the wind that guides him, the fire that destroys his home, the mask and the wrath of the ghost🎮👉https: //t.co/efaIeTc3ij pic.twitter .com / F03D9RifcU
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Regarding the designs of the characters, he assures that they are inspired by both historical figures and protagonists of his favorite movies: “On the stylistic level, the contrast and detail are greater to highlight what happens in the foreground”, they detail , in addition to adding that all this aims to compose an ode to what inspired them to create the game. Ultimately, this mission is to “offer the ultimate epic of wandering samurai in a precious but deadly world.”
Takashi Okazaki, recognized for his work on Afro Samurai, was one of the artists they consulted with and received inspiration from the beginning: “I always liked gekiga manga, and Ghost of Tsushima had something that reminded me of them. That was the premise that I used to get inspired, and I accepted the challenge of incorporating it into my work ”, Okazaki himself details in relation to the pieces of art inspired by the game that you can find attached in this same piece.
